Definition of Aepyceros melampus

1. Noun. African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps.

Exact synonyms: Impala
Generic synonyms: Antelope
Group relationships: Aepyceros, Genus Aepyceros

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aepyceros Melampus

Aelurostrongylus
Aeneas
Aeneas Silvius
Aeneid
Aengus
Aeolia
Aeolian
Aeolian Islands
Aeolian mode
Aeolic
Aeolis
Aeolus
Aeonium
Aeonium haworthii
Aepyceros
Aepyceros melampus (current term)
Aepyornidae
Aepyorniformes
Aequian
Aer
Aerobacter
Aerobacter aerogenes
Aerococcus
Aeroflot
Aeromonas hydrophilia lipase-acyltransferase
Aertel
Aertex
Aeschylean
Aeschylus
Aeschynanthus radicans

Literary usage of Aepyceros melampus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"As soon as we had crossed the rise on which the camp is built we saw a group of 15 impalas (Aepyceros melampus). They had spotted us and moved slowly uphill ..."

2. The Rediscovered Country by Stewart Edward White (1915)
"... of which possess the alleged distinguishing black patch across the nose. 32. Impalla (aepyceros melampus suara).—Common. Carry very large heads. 33. ..."

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